PML-N has reservations with Dr Askari as caretaker CM: Sanaullah

Rana Sanaullah , leader of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and former law minister Punjab, said on Thursday that PML-N has reservations over the appointment of Dr Hasan Askari as caretaker Chief Minister Punjab.

Earlier today, the matter was forwarded to the Election Commission when both the former chief minister Shahbaz Sharif and opposition leader failed to reach a consensus on the name of caretaker chief minister for the province.

Later on, a parliamentary committee was formed to nominate a name for caretaker CM but the committee meeting ended with a deadlock after the representatives of government and opposition failed to propose a name for the interim setup.

According to ECP, the government had suggested Justice (retd) Sair Ali and Admiral (retd) M Zakaullah’s names for the post, while the opposition had suggested names of Ayaz Amir and Dr Hasan Askari .

He also served as a visiting professor of Pakistan Studies at Columbia University from January 1996 to July 1999. During 1988 to 1991, Dr Askari served as the Allama Iqbal Professor at Heidelberg University of Germany.

In 2010, the professor was awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz.

He has also published a number of books, including 'Military, State and Society in Pakistan' and 'Pakistan and the geo-strategic Environment' among others.